Aviation Art of Philip West. Dedicated site to the Aviation prints of
Aviation artist Philip West. Hadley Page Halifax signed art prints.
these superb Halifax art prints. We are proud to be a major dealer in Philip
West art prints published by SWA and his previous publishers, including many
rare and sold out art prints. The complete range in one single site. Look
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HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX. Royal
Air Force heavy Bomber with a crew of six to eight. Maximum speed of
280mph (with MK.VI top speed of 312mph) service ceiling of
22,800feet maximum range of 3,000 miles. The Halifax carried four
.303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two .303 browning machines
in the nose turret in the MK III there were four .303 brownings in
the dorsal turret. The Handley Page Halifax, first joined the Royal
Air Force in March 1941 with 35 squadron. The Halifax saw service in
Europe and the Middle east with a variety of variants for use with Coastal
Command, in anti Submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and
troop transportation roles. A total of 6177 Halifax's were built and
stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1952
